Department of Acupuncture, Heilongjiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.
Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022 Nov 30;18(6):2125753. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2125753. Epub 2022 Oct 31.
Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS) is a rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) manifesting as the triad of ataxia, areflexia, and ophthalmoplegia. With the extensive 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) immunization program, cases of GBS or MFS following vaccination are increasingly being reported. A 64-y-old Chinese man presented with new-onset paresthesia of the extremities, bilateral abduction limitation, right facial palsy, areflexia of bilateral lower limbs, and left-dominant limb ataxia 12 d after the second dose of inactivated vaccine against COVID-19. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis indicated albumin-cytological dissociation and was positive for anti-GQ1b IgG and anti-GT1b IgG. Nerve conduction studies of limbs showed evidence of axonal neuropathy with reduced sensory amplitudes. Based on the clinical presentations, temporal progression of symptoms, and laboratory findings, the diagnosis of MFS-GBS overlap syndrome was made. The patient was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and acupuncture and made a complete recovery 54 d after the onset of his initial neurological signs. To the best of our knowledge, we report the first case of MFS-GBS overlap syndrome following the inactivated COVID-19 vaccination. However, a coincidental relationship with this inactivated vaccine cannot be excluded. Although the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination largely outweigh its risk and the prognosis of MFS is generally favorable, a close surveillance of neurological complications post-COVID-19 vaccination is always necessary, considering its potentially disabling and lethal effects on vaccinated populations.
米勒-费舍尔综合征(MFS)是吉兰-巴雷综合征(GBS)的一种罕见变异,表现为共济失调、反射消失和眼肌麻痹三联征。随着 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)疫苗接种计划的广泛实施,接种疫苗后发生 GBS 或 MFS 的病例越来越多。一名 64 岁的中国男性在接种第二剂 COVID-19 灭活疫苗后 12 天出现四肢新发感觉异常、双侧外展受限、右侧面瘫、双侧下肢反射消失和左侧优势肢体共济失调。脑脊液分析显示蛋白细胞分离,抗 GQ1b IgG 和抗 GT1b IgG 阳性。四肢神经传导研究显示存在轴索性神经病,感觉幅度降低。根据临床表现、症状的时间进展和实验室结果,诊断为 MFS-GBS 重叠综合征。患者接受了静脉注射免疫球蛋白和针灸治疗,在初始神经症状出现后 54 天完全康复。据我们所知,我们报告了首例接种灭活 COVID-19 疫苗后发生的 MFS-GBS 重叠综合征。然而,不能排除与这种灭活疫苗的巧合关系。尽管 COVID-19 疫苗接种的益处大大超过其风险,并且 MFS 的预后通常良好,但考虑到其对接种人群可能造成的致残和致死影响,仍需密切监测 COVID-19 疫苗接种后的神经并发症。